Saturday, July 18, 2015

At Grambling, under coach Broderick Fobbs, lofty expectations are the norm again

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Grambling was picked to finish last in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division a year ago.

But at SWAC Media Day on Friday, the Tigers were picked first in the West.

The preseason predictions don’t mean a whole lot, but they are the latest example of how far Grambling’s football program has come in one year since coach Broderick Fobbs was hired in the wake of a disastrous 2013 season.

The Tigers went 1-11 that season while enduring two in-season coaching changes and a players boycott of one game. But last season, they and Southern both sported 7-1 conference records going into the Bayou Classic, where the Jaguars prevailed 52-45 to win the West

The preseason vote Friday was about as close as last season’s regular-season finale. Grambling received 93 points and Southern 91.

“Preseason really doesn’t mean very ...

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